Moshe Sharett, Ukrainian-Israeli lieutenant and politician, 2nd Prime Minister of Israel (d. 1965)
Moshe Sharett (Hebrew: משה שרת, born Moshe Chertok (Hebrew: משה שרתוק) 15 October 1894 – 7 July 1965) was a Russian-born Israeli politician from the party Mapai. He was Israel's second prime minister (1954–55), serving for a little under two years between David Ben-Gurion's two terms. Sharett was also the country's first foreign minister (1948–56), holding the post for eight years.
1894Oct, 15
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- 14Apr
Kinetoscope
The first ever commercial motion picture house opened in New York City using ten Kinetoscopes, a device for peep-show viewing of films. - 11May
Pullman Palace Car Company
Pullman Strike: Four thousand Pullman Palace Car Company workers go on a wildcat strike in Illinois. - 4Jul
Sanford B. Dole
The short-lived Republic of Hawaii is proclaimed by Sanford B. Dole. - 25Aug
Bubonic plague
Kitasato Shibasaburō discovers the infectious agent of the bubonic plague and publishes his findings in The Lancet. - 1Nov
Annie Oakley
Buffalo Bill, 15 of his Indians, and Annie Oakley were filmed by Thomas Edison in his Black Maria Studio in West Orange, New Jersey.